IED

IED event in North Sinai, Bir Al-Abd area, Egypt on Tue 14th April 2020

14th April 2020

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On 14 April 2020, an Islamic State militant targeted a minesweeper belonging to the Egyptian military forces with an IED south of Bir Al-Abd (Bir Al-Abd, North Sinai), destroying the minesweeper and killing the soldiers on board. Unknown number of fatalities coded as 3.

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Egypt (EGY)

North Sinai ( Bir Al-Abd area )

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